Although the crowd dispersed, the pregnant female mayor still left Xia Duo an old man, saying that she could let the old man named Lao Qiao go to her at any time if necessary.

Xia Duo did not refuse, and just took a group of soldiers and Old Joe to look at the town, the town was very small, and it was no different from the impression he had just seen from a distance outside.

It hardly looks like a normal town, with no shops, no recreational facilities, only rows of neatly arranged wooden houses, which are really the dormitory of a collective farm.

It's been a while since Xia Duo projected to the Arcane Empire, but he'd never been to the villages and towns below, and he didn't know if the situation here was normal.

As for "Add's" memories, there are only nurseries, apprenticeship schools, and magic academies, and there are no memories of villages and towns at all, or more precisely, no more memories of ordinary people.

After two rounds in this "dormitory area", the men of Blackstone Town returned, one by one with tools and their upper bodies exposed, with sweat on their heads and bodies, as if they had really been working outside for a long time.

And at this time, the detection spell still hasn't disappeared, but Xia Duo has roughly determined the direction of the caster behind it-

In the direction he came, it might be in the city of Kieran!

With this judgment, Xia Duo's mind also came alive, maybe all this was completely too much for him, if he was substituted for the role of "Add", what would he do?

Thinking about it this way, things were much simpler, and the returning men went home as well, and then Xia Duo went to the mayor's house.

At this time, in addition to the pregnant woman of the town mayor, there are two more men in the family, who have just returned, but at this time, Xia Duo has already excluded his cognition, and it seems that there is nothing wrong with it from Eddie's perspective.

——[Inquiry]!

From the perspective of magic, Xia Duo clearly saw that within a radius of about one meter around the source of the spell, a faint layer of spiritual light appeared, completely enveloping the target he was about to ask, somewhat similar to the [Honest Domain] of the main plane Leiden.

However, the effectiveness may be inferior, this is the first time Xia Duo has used a mind spell on a human being, how effective it is, he himself is not very sure, after all, it involves the mind, will and other fields, Xia Duo has not studied deeply, but "Eddie" should not doubt it.

"Mayor Tess, let me ask you, have there been any other strangers in the town besides us lately?"

"Nope."

"Why aren't there any nurseries in town?"

"Just left before you arrived."

"Are the men in town really building roads?"

"It's true."

At this point, Xia Duo actually has the answer in his heart, but the last key question still has to be asked, "Have you ever heard of the 'Mother Goddess of Creation'?" ”

"Nope."

There is no abnormality in the aura of the spell, and even the expression is not abnormal in the slightest, if it can really be disguised on this, "Eddie" will definitely not be able to see it.

Of course, Xia Duo himself couldn't see anything abnormal, except for the inherent perception of the strangeness of the town, just for this question and answer with the mayor, he did approve of it.

Then, he randomly selected two more households, and also cast the spell [Inquiry], and the results were normal.

Just as he was about to take further measures, a familiar voice suddenly came from his ear, "It's okay, the mission is over, come back!" ”

The person who summoned the arraignment was none other than Oske, the chief inquisitor of Kiran City, whom Xia Duo had just met not long ago, and it was only then that Xia Duo was completely sure that the so-called peeping was entirely done by Oske.

If this is the premise, then perhaps this mission is just a test for him to join the Second Tribunal.

As for what to test, in fact, it is not difficult to guess, as long as you substitute into the perspective of "Eddie" and compare your own judgment, you will almost understand.

Perhaps there will be more tests to come.

……

Back at the Second Court of Kiran City, Xia Duo handed over the mission, and was told that there was a mission tomorrow, but it was only a mission document from today's mission, and a "Demon Eradication Manual".

While informed of the mission, Shado also received a light ring, an official Inquisitor Robe (a magic item, not before), and an entire box of magic scrolls.

"Look at this preparation, will it be a combat mission tomorrow?"

However, when he saw that more than half of the scroll box was [Inquiry] scrolls, Xia Duo felt that he had thought wrong.

Back at the residence, after playing the ten women who had been pasted up, Xia Duo began his own research again, and on the bright side there were books and manuscripts related to trial spells on the desk, but inside, Xia Duo could not spend his time completely on this.

In order to avoid possible surveillance at any time, Xia Duo kept the real research place in his personal space.

Mind spells are indeed very useful, and he is indeed quite interested, with his high-level mage's magical attainments, the research progress has long exceeded the scope of normal graduates, and he has time to do other things.

For example, learning the pre-requisite course for advanced arcanists or something.

Of course, since discovering that the magical knowledge here is relatively open, Xia Duo has decided to prioritize the advancement a little later, and the priority of acquiring knowledge is slightly earlier.

"The Great Age of Genes"

That's why he actively behaved, hoping to get better permissions, otherwise, just fish like Charlie.

Although the Arcane Empire does not set up any obstacles in the acquisition of knowledge, and it can basically be obtained by application, the higher the authority, the wider the scope of the application, and the less restricted it is.

As for going into the library on your own, it's also a good option, but the problem is that all spellcasters in the Arcane Empire are "civil servants" and are no longer as "free" as they were when they were students.

And, most importantly, there is a fundamental problem – there is no library in Kieran City!

This is also what Xia Duo only found out when he arrived in Kiran City.

The library is only available in each academy, and if you want to go over, you must go through the teleportation circle of the Teleportation Division, which is not only a matter of time, but also a matter of points and permissions.

In short, if the Imperial Mage wants to gain more knowledge and more freedom, there is basically only one path to choose, and that is to climb up.

In addition to political achievements, the most important thing is magic attainments, after all, it is an arcane empire, as long as you become an arcane master, you have everything.

But this is something that Xia Duo can't show immediately, and if he shows too much, it will only attract their own scrutiny, if he is really a native like "Add", it doesn't matter, but as an outsider, he knows very well that he can't withstand the strict scrutiny.

All genius characters who can only maintain normality avoid becoming demons and attracting scrutiny, but at the same time, they must also pay more attention to their political performance, in order to be promoted as soon as possible and obtain higher authority.

At the very least, the salary points should be able to afford to sit down and go to the teleportation circle in the college library.

Otherwise, what are you going to do as an ordinary judge and apply for non-primary knowledge and spells all day long! Isn't this looking for a review!